TRUE MANUFACTURING

Injured by object pushed or pulled by person — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — O FALLON, MISSOURI

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at TRUE MANUFACTURING in O FALLON, MISSOURI
Employer TRUE MANUFACTURING Report ID 2024076612
Address 2001 E. Terra Lane City, State ZIP O FALLON, MISSOURI 63366
Event Date July 21, 2024 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified Body Part Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Event Type Injured by object pushed or pulled by person Source of Injury Tables, desks, work surfaces
Secondary Source Co-worker, supervisor current
Industry (NAICS) 423740 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 38.80000, -90.66000

Incident Narrative

Three employees were reorganizing a work area by staging material-handling tables. Two employees were pushing a table while the third employee guided it. The table became stuck on the wheel of another nearby table and while the two employees tried to push it free, the third employee moved the other table. The newly freed table moved forward into the other table, and the third employee's right middle finger was caught between the two. A third of the fingertip was amputated.

Incident Summary

On July 21, 2024, a worker at TRUE MANUFACTURING in O FALLON, MISSOURI suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as injured by object pushed or pulled by person, with tables, desks, work surfaces identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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